“The Undoing” is this wild ride about Grace, a therapist and her husband Jonathan, a pediatric oncologist. Their perfect life? Yeah, it goes up in smoke after a violent death shakes their community. Grace dives into chaos, uncovering secrets about her husband. It’s a drama with twists. Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant star, thanks to David E. Kelley.

Meet the characters from The Undoing

Grace Fraser

Grace is that impeccably poised therapist who looks like she keeps a perfectly organized life but oh man, the cracks show and you can almost hear them when she breathes. Soft-spoken but sharp, she has that calm-professional thing down to a science — except when she doesn’t, and then she’s gloriously human and messy. She loves classical music and herbal tea (or is it terrible instant coffee? I can’t remember, she probably drinks both depending on the scene). Honestly, she’s equal parts moral compass and train wreck-in-slow-motion, which makes her incredibly watchable and kind of heartbreaking.

Jonathan Fraser

Jonathan is the charming, polished husband who smiles like a movie star and carries secrets like designer luggage — heavy but hidden. He’s controlled and careful in public, and somehow magnetic, but also has these tiny flashes of something untethered that make you suspicious and sympathetic at the same time. He drinks strong coffee, maybe scotch, maybe nothing at all—depends on his mood, which is half the fun because you never quite know. He’s the sort of character you want to defend and interrogate in the same breath, and that ambiguity is delicious.

Henry Fraser

Henry is the awkward, moody teenage son who alternates between brooding and unbearably sincere within the same conversation. He’s clever in a distracted way — like he hears everything but chooses when to care — and carries teenage fragility like a bruise you keep checking. There are moments he’s impossibly wise for his age and other moments he’s a total dork who’ll ruin a quiet dinner with an awkward comment, which is exactly why we love him. He collects tiny, weird things (soda caps? old MetroCards? who knows) and thinks he’s so cool while secretly being very tender.

Detective Joe Mendoza

Detective Mendoza is the dogged, no-nonsense cop who smells trouble from a mile away and will follow a hunch to the end of the earth. He’s got this old-school grind-it-out energy — too much caffeine, too little patience for pretense — and he notices the little things other people miss. He also has this soft spot for ordinary kindness (and maybe a terrible sense of humor), which peeks out at inconvenient times. If you need someone to keep asking the awkward questions until something breaks, Mendoza’s your guy.

Sylvia Steineitz

Sylvia is the social-climbing, sharply observant friend who knows exactly what to say at brunch and exactly whom to side-eye. She’s polished, theatrical, and somehow always in the right expensive coat; also, she’ll give you advice that’s half solace, half gossip and 100% delivered with a smile. She can be a little opportunistic and also fiercely loyal in ways that surprise you — like, she’ll stab you in the foot but then call an ambulance? It’s complicated, adorable, and a tiny bit dangerous.

Elena Alves

Elena comes across as fiercely protective and quietly sharp, the sort of person who keeps her cards close and speaks only when it matters. She’s practical, a little weary, and has this blunt honesty that is both refreshing and disarming — maybe she has a laugh that sounds unexpected considering her serious face. She’s maternal in an edge-of-scrapbook way, nurturing but not saccharine, and she carries past wounds like knickknacks on a shelf. Sometimes she’s stoic, sometimes she’s fiery, and that mix keeps you guessing about what she’ll do next.

Miguel Alves

Miguel is intense and complicated in that very modern-tragic way — quiet until forced to be loud, loved fiercely and suspiciously in equal measure. He’s loyal to his family and suspicious of everything else, with an undercurrent of sadness that you can feel even when he’s trying to smile. He likes small rituals (walks? coffee? smokes? pick one, or pick them all) and has a temper that is mostly controlled but could flare, which keeps other characters and viewers tense. There’s also a mysterious romantic streak in him that pops up like a vine in unexpected places.

Detective Paul O’Rourke

Detective O’Rourke is the steady, procedural type who reminds you of a favorite high-school teacher — firm, principled, a little world-weary. He’s methodical, low-drama, and kind of the yin to Mendoza’s yang; if Mendoza’s a hunch, O’Rourke’s a spreadsheet. He has dry humor that sneaks up on people and a propensity for eating at odd hours, or was that just him warming his coffee? Either way, he holds the line in investigations and occasionally surprises everyone with a simple, human question that splits a case open.

Franklin Reinhardt

Franklin feels like a sharp-suited, slightly theatrical legal force — big voice, bigger presence, and an ego that’s half armor, half performance. He’s ruthless when he needs to be but also obsessive about procedure and image, like someone who irons his napkins and his arguments. He gives speeches that make you clap and squirm at the same time, and you never quite know whether to cheer or be suspicious. He’s ambitious, noisy, and secretly kind of sentimental if you catch him in a hallway alone.

Fernando Alves

Fernando is the older, quieter one with hands that have worked hard and a patience that is almost a superpower. He’s steady, practical, and somehow endlessly forgiving, with a little twinkle of dry humor when the world gets too loud. He keeps family close like a map in his pocket and has stories — maybe too many, maybe the right kind — that pop up when you least expect them. He can be stubborn and soft, sometimes contradictory, which makes him feel like a real person rather than a role.